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“...the 1963 film... remains the staple fare of every Christmas Day celebration.”

I saw this movie years ago, I really don’t remember much about it, besides Steve McQueen and the motorcycle, lol, and that it is a great movie.

Why is it a Christmas day tradition to watch it in England?

A lot of people like to watch a good movie to wind down at the end of Christmas Day with their family. This has become a traditional part of Christmas in England. The Great Escape came to be one of the films that often turned up in that role (James Bond films are another common choice. The idea is a classic film that everybody remembers and enjoys.

A few years ago, one the British TV companies did a poll to find out what movie most people would like to see on Christmas Day. The Great Escape came very high, and every year since then it's been broadcast on Christmas Day. It has become a tradition itself.

24 posted on 06/08/2010 4:37:54 AM PDT by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)